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Differentiation TechniqueThink Big! But Also Small.

Read The Overview: Moving Between the Specific and Abstract

When differentiating, it's helpful to note where on the "spectrum of abstraction" your content lies. Then, see what happens when you move that content to be more abstract or more specific. It often unlocks lots of new opportunities for thinking.

Building Confidence in Speaking Skills

When preparing your students for standardized tests, those little standards labeled Speaking And Listening can easily slip by the wayside. And yet, is there any skill more important in landing a job, surviving social engagements, or being a successful leader than confident oral language skills? Teach your students to analyze great speeches to become better public speakers themselves.

Concept Attainment: A Model for Inductive Thinking

The first grammar lesson in our reading program is titled "types of sentences." Nothing excites gifted 11 year olds less than watching me explain the difference between interrogative and declarative sentences. This year, rather than teach the lesson using direct instruction, I used another model of instruction: concept attainment.

Concentric Circles – Getting Students to Think Bigger (and Smaller!)

Building Confidence in Speaking Skills

An Inductive Exploration of Linear Graphs

Concept Attainment: A Model for Inductive Thinking

Inductive Thinking in Spelling and Vocabulary

Differentiation TechniqueThink Big! But Also Small.

Read The Overview: Moving Between the Specific and Abstract

Specific Examples of “Think Big! But Also Small.”